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MomsSpaghetti99 said:
isnt the honors/hp/p/f system pretty common at t20 schools? Most do this tiered system and I was under the impression that wash u also did this tiered system for clerkships. This is what I found: Grading System < Washington University in St.Louis
Basically says that its tiered PF for clerkships. @babybluee could you elaborate where the distinctions come in/what they actually are?
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That info is for the legacy curriculum not the Gateways curriculum
 
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MercifulCamper said:
That info is for the legacy curriculum not the Gateways curriculum
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Ahh good catch. Heres the registrar info on grading for gateway: MD Grade Scale | Office of the Registrar

That kind confirms what babyblueee was saying about competent/not competent for preclins and then the same thing with chance to get distinction during clerkships. In a way that somewhat better than having the H/HP/P/F system right since its way more straightforward? @babybluee could you share any insight regarding what the percentage cutoff is to get Competent in preclinical phase?
 
MomsSpaghetti99 said:
Ahh good catch. Heres the registrar info on grading for gateway: MD Grade Scale | Office of the Registrar

That kind confirms what babyblueee was saying about competent/not competent for preclins and then the same thing with chance to get distinction during clerkships. In a way that somewhat better than having the H/HP/P/F system right since its way more straightforward? @babybluee could you share any insight regarding what the percentage cutoff is to get Competent in preclinical phase?
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In preclinical the cutoff is 70% over the entire year. So you can fail an exam (<70%) and be more than fine as long as the avg is 70%. While 70% may feel high, it’s actually quite hard to fail.

The whole process is a bit more complicated because you need a 70% in each competency and multiple competencies can be tested on one exam so you can get all of competency A questions right but you can miss all of competency B. It’s a much more advanced and innovative way of assessing students. Either way you have a coach that monitors all of it for you and there is a giant spreadsheet to track each competency so it becomes super clear of exactly the places you need to work on — and your coach helps your strategize to fill these holes before you become anywhere close to failing. There’s lots of wiggle room this way to try new study strategies without risking everything because one exam doesn’t cause you to fail.

I wouldn’t overthink these things now, because even if I tell you “70%” that could mean totally different things based on how hard the exams are at various schools and how they grade them.
 
MomsSpaghetti99 said:
isnt the honors/hp/p/f system pretty common at t20 schools? Most do this tiered system and I was under the impression that wash u also did this tiered system for clerkships. This is what I found: Grading System < Washington University in St.Louis
Basically says that its tiered PF for clerkships. @babybluee could you elaborate where the distinctions come in/what they actually are?
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A few (I think 6 schools? all in t20) have full P/F clerkships. I was under the impression WashU was adopting that with the new curriculum but doesn't seem like it.
 
ssf20000 said:
A few (I think 6 schools? all in t20) have full P/F clerkships. I was under the impression WashU was adopting that with the new curriculum but doesn't seem like it.
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Which ones? I thought it was just like yale (and maybe UCSF)? Most that do tiered PF have the rationale that it helps you stand out in some form during application season, but idk how much this holds true
 
MomsSpaghetti99 said:
Which ones? I thought it was just like yale (and maybe UCSF)? Most that do tiered PF have the rationale that it helps you stand out in some form during application season, but idk how much this holds true
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To my knowledge, harvard, stanford, hopkins, yale, (and i think vandy and duke)? someone pls correct me if im wrong lol
 
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Unlikely, but did she comment or hint at when they would stop sending acceptances?
 
Scume said:
Got my boyfriend to call admissions lol to ask if they are still giving out acceptances. The admissions lady said yes that it’s still an on-going process!! She also said to check our portal or voicemail for any notifications.
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This is how I imagine that talk with your bf went

Just call, call WashU.
You call WashU.
I can't, they know me, they know my voice, they'll know me, please, you gotta do it for me I'm begging you. Please please.
 
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This is how I imagine that talk with your bf went

Just call, call WashU.
You call WashU.
I can't, they know me, they know my voice, they'll know me, please, you gotta do it for me I'm begging you. Please please.
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Close! Basically yea. Lol I said “do u wanna do me a favor and call washu and ask if they’re done sending out acceptances 🥹🫠🫡‍ that way I’m not implicated” honestly surprised he said sure lol
 
Last night I want to one of those restaurants with a waitlist tablet outside. You enter your info and get a call. They are affiliated with yelp. The area code they call you from is 314, you can already see where this is going. I didn’t see the call because you also get a text. So at like 11 ish I was checking my phone log and saw I had a missed 314/ St. Louis call. I got soooo excited that this must’ve been it and started crying then checked the time on the and realized it was the generic restaurant waitlist call! I’m unwell
 
rorororo said:
Last night I want to one of those restaurants with a waitlist tablet outside. You enter your info and get a call. They are affiliated with yelp. The area code they call you from is 314, you can already see where this is going. I didn’t see the call because you also get a text. So at like 11 ish I was checking my phone log and saw I had a missed 314/ St. Louis call. I got soooo excited that this must’ve been it and started crying then checked the time on the and realized it was the generic restaurant waitlist call! I’m unwell
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Bruh I thought it was just me - I ordered food last Thursday (during the wave) and freaked out when my phone started buzzing. It was my delivery driver 😵
 
Scume said:
Got my boyfriend to call admissions lol to ask if they are still giving out acceptances. The admissions lady said yes that it’s still an on-going process!! She also said to check our portal or voicemail for any notifications.
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Salute GIF
 
If A's popped off today, would it be after 5:30 pm CST like it has been? Or are we already toast?
 
On that topic, any calls for acceptances at all? Or did the admissions response earlier imply that it might go till the end of this week?
 
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